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25 Cards in this Set

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appease
v. relieve or satisfy
mediate
v. intervene between people in a dispute
taint
n. a trace of bad quaility
quirk
n. peculiar behavior, habit
pert
adj. lively or cheeky ??
rankle
v. provide for oneself
fend
v. defend; to keep or ward off
decoy
fake bird used by hunters to attract live birds; a person or thing that attracts attention so something else will not be noticed
calamitous
adj. causing great harm or suffering
delve
v. to search for information; reach into a bag in order to find something
conventional
adj. based on or in accordance with
whimsical
adj. playfully quaint
transition
n. period of changing conditions
veritable
adj. used to intensify
accord
v. give or grant someone power
dexterous
adj. demonstrating neat skill
engross
v. to copy or write in large hand ; to take or engage the whole attention of
ensue
V. To strive to attain; to come afterward, to result
trepidation
n. Uncertainty, anxiety; feeling of fear
vex
v. To disturb, annoy especially in a petty way; to distress, afflict
upbraid
v. find fault
mien
n. persons look or manner
recluse
n. person who lives a solitary life
pertinent
adj. relevant to a particular manner
disgruntled
adj. angry, dissatisfied